DougCxx
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-Well, the problem is that there can be 1/2-3/4" or more of runny goose $#@*. So you don't want to throw, shoot or drive anything out there that you will have to pick up later....
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a BB gun for geese?
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oweno
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I had the same problem a while back. I tried throwing rocks at 'em, no result even when I hit the darn things. I drove my car at them, blowing the horn as I did, no result. I asked friends for suggestions, no result although I *did* like: :Buy a bag of corn, make a trail of corn from where the geese are to the middle of the road. Leave pile of corn in middle of road."
Finally, I found some bottle rockets my kids had stashed away and started firing them at the geese. Didn't hit any but it terrified the things, they took off and I haven't seen them on my lawn since. I do, though, keep at supply of bottle rockets at the ready just in case.
Finally, I found some bottle rockets my kids had stashed away and started firing them at the geese. Didn't hit any but it terrified the things, they took off and I haven't seen them on my lawn since. I do, though, keep at supply of bottle rockets at the ready just in case.
tallbear
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Get a swan decoy (or make one). Swans hate geese and the geese know it. They won't go anywhere near a swan. I've seen this work on ponds and on lawn area's.
Mike Irwin
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Guess what?
In Maryland?
Bottle rockets are illegal as hell.
In Maryland?
Bottle rockets are illegal as hell.
dghboy315
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i knew it.
how about fire crackers?
how about fire crackers?
Mike Irwin
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Dghboy,
I'm not 100% certain, but I think firecrackers are also a big no no in Maryland.
I'm not 100% certain, but I think firecrackers are also a big no no in Maryland.
HankB
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They're less popular these days, but a pump-up air rifle or pistol would seem to be a solution. If one or two pumps aren't enough, try three . . . then four . . . and so on until a hit goose decides to vamoose.
If you shoot from inside the house through an open window . . . and you stay well back from the window itself . . . you're unlikely to be seen, and even the modest "pop" from the air gun will be muffled.
You know, an old timer once told me "Nothing's illegal unless you're caught."
If you shoot from inside the house through an open window . . . and you stay well back from the window itself . . . you're unlikely to be seen, and even the modest "pop" from the air gun will be muffled.
You know, an old timer once told me "Nothing's illegal unless you're caught."
son of a gun
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Down here in Florida theres fireWorks stores everywhere, but you have to sign a document saying you will only use them for agricultural purposes (scaring away animals destroying crops)
There's many ways to get rid of birds a motion sensor rigged to a sprinkler or loud speaker would do the trick.
There's many ways to get rid of birds a motion sensor rigged to a sprinkler or loud speaker would do the trick.
stephen_g22
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Use the three S's of pest removal
Shoot
Shovel
Shut-up
Seriously, I think a decoy of a goose natural enemy would be a good idea.
Shoot
Shovel
Shut-up
Seriously, I think a decoy of a goose natural enemy would be a good idea.
Bravo11
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Check with your local pest control agency, they might have some ideas.
Check with your local Game and Fish. The decoy idea sounds good. How about some of those Miami pink flamingo yard ornaments
Check with your local Game and Fish. The decoy idea sounds good. How about some of those Miami pink flamingo yard ornaments
How about a radio controlled Abrams tank with live action cannon?
Geese hate eagles. Stick a fake one up on a corner of the roof.
Invite your nephew over with the $300 car and the $1200 stereo.
If you use a slingshot, use natural ammo such as acorns or crabapples.
Replace lawn with river rock, pavers or something less palatable.
They're a nuisance, but they are kind of fun to watch, so we tolerate them here. There are a couple swans on capital lake, and they don't seem to cause the geese too much concern.
Amazing that we can't coax 'em over our pits when we're shooting on the bluffs, but they hardly stop stuffing themselves when I walk to my front door.
Geese hate eagles. Stick a fake one up on a corner of the roof.
Invite your nephew over with the $300 car and the $1200 stereo.
If you use a slingshot, use natural ammo such as acorns or crabapples.
Replace lawn with river rock, pavers or something less palatable.
They're a nuisance, but they are kind of fun to watch, so we tolerate them here. There are a couple swans on capital lake, and they don't seem to cause the geese too much concern.
Amazing that we can't coax 'em over our pits when we're shooting on the bluffs, but they hardly stop stuffing themselves when I walk to my front door.
DougCxx
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-Yea, but then, you'll only teach them to catch anything thrown at them in their mouths!
-I don't know if that would help much; I have seen huge flocks in the middle of office parks in St Louis that had no grass nearby--but that had an ornamental fountain or pool. Geese prefer to hang around water, no matter what.
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Since no one has mentioned a Blowgun, I will maybe just shoot the balls, with no wire penetrator?
A Supersoaker? It would also be good for fun when your wife comes home.
One problem is that if you do find an effective, non-injuring way to shoot them, is they will simply wait until you're not around, then scramble as soon as you appear. You'll need concealment to "train" them to stay away.
I started to say you need a cat rather than dog, but I think geese can pretty well handle most domestic cats. So...I will borrow from one of my other THR threads, and suggest that you get a Siberian Tiger.
maybe just shoot the balls, with no wire penetrator?A Supersoaker? It would also be good for fun when your wife comes home.
One problem is that if you do find an effective, non-injuring way to shoot them, is they will simply wait until you're not around, then scramble as soon as you appear. You'll need concealment to "train" them to stay away.
I started to say you need a cat rather than dog, but I think geese can pretty well handle most domestic cats. So...I will borrow from one of my other THR threads, and suggest that you get a Siberian Tiger.
artherd
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Get a Spud Gun.
It is not considered a firearm by the BATF (letters available online, keep one onhand to show over-zealous pollice officers.)
They do make quite a racket, even withought any spud.
Use as a noise maker, every bird within 100yards will scatter like you hit them with lightning.
It is not considered a firearm by the BATF (letters available online, keep one onhand to show over-zealous pollice officers.)
They do make quite a racket, even withought any spud.
Use as a noise maker, every bird within 100yards will scatter like you hit them with lightning.
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